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Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm specializing in retail and consumer investments, agreed to acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance, an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail services provider, in a $23.7bn deal, according to press releases.
Walgreens Boots Alliance is advised by Centerview Partners, Morgan Stanley, Kirkland & Ellis (led by Edward J. Lee, Rachael Coffey, Daniel Wolf, Andrew Norwich, Dan Li and Steve Toth) and Ropes & Gray LLP (led by Adrianne Ortega and Tim McCrystal). Centerview Partners and Morgan Stanley are advised by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (led by Graham Robinson and Christopher Barlow). Sycamore Partners is advised by Citi, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan (led by Adam Schwarzchild, Nick Richitt and Navtaj Bhullar), UBS, Wells Fargo, Bass, Berry & Sims, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (led by Brian Wolfe, Darren Schweiger and Michael Senders) and Joele Frank (led by Michael Freitag and Arielle Rothstein). Stefano Pessina is advised by Debevoise & Plimpton (led by Gordon Moodie, Emily Huang and Jeff Rosen), according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
EQT Group, a private equity firm investing in healthcare, consumer goods, industrial, energy, and environmental industries, and GIC, a sovereign wealth fund established by the Government of Singapore, completed the acquisition of majority stake in Calisen, an owner and manager of essential energy infrastructure assets, from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an infrastructure investment fund, Goldman Sachs, a private equity firm, and Mubadala, an Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, at a $5bn valuation, according to press releases.
Calisen was advised by FGS Global (led by Dorothy Burwell). EQT was advised by Jefferies and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (led by Amy Mahon and Paul Foote). Goldman Sachs was advised by Goldman Sachs (led by Mark Sorrell), Macquarie Group, Clifford Chance (led by Nicholas Hughes) and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (led by Ben Perry), according to press releases and MergerLinks data.
H.I.G. Capital, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Quisitive, a Microsoft Cloud and AI solutions provider, for $117m, according to press releases.
Quisitive was advised by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., William Blair, Bass, Berry & Sims, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP (led by Jay Goldman and Lindsay Clements) and Gateway Investor Relations. H.I.G. Capital was advised by Guggenheim Partners, Stikeman Elliott LLP (led by David Massé, Antoine Champagne and John Leopold) and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (led by Tana Ryan and Navneeta Rekhi), according to MergerLinks data and press releases.
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